diff --git a/test/integration/targets/prepare_junos_tests/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/prepare_junos_tests/tasks/main.yml
index 9d0da8ca3b8..e99191374e4 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/prepare_junos_tests/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/prepare_junos_tests/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   junos_netconf:
     state: present
   connection: network_cli
+  tags: netconf
 
 - name: wait for netconf server to come up
   pause:
     seconds: 10
+  tags: netconf